Feed-bag support.



I No, s94,721.-

J. H. BYRON. FEEDBAG SUPPORT;

APPLICATION I'ILED AUG.29, 1907.

C(Zc'fibeesea zlmaw PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

UNITED STATES? PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. BYRON, OF BOSTON MASSAOHUSETTS, ASSIGNORiOF ONE-HALF TO CHARLESD.

RICHARDSON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

v FEED-BAG SUPPORT.

Application filed August 29, 1907. Serial No. 590,616.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. BYRON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Feed-Bag Supports, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, is a specification, like letters on the drawing representinglike parts. p This invention has for its object to provide a novelsupport for a feed bag by which said bag can be attached to and suported from the harness of the horse instead of from the horses head. a

My novel feed bag support is so arranged that it can be secured to thehames of a harness so that the weight of the feed bag will come entirelyon the collar of the horse. The

I bag embodying my invention ap lied thereto; Fig. 2 is a top lan, viewof t e feed bag support with the c ain 9 omitted; Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetail view showing the joint of the sup ort; Fig. 4 is a view showingthe feed bag am its support folded, part of the feed bag being brokenout to show the construction; Fig. 5is a section on the line ac0c, Fig.4.

3 is the feed bag which maybe made of canvas or any other suitableflexible material. It is supported from a frame 4 to which it is securedin any suitable or usual way. The frame has attached thereto twosupporting members 5 and 6 which when in their operative position aresubstantially L-shaped and are provided at their upper ends with hooks 7adapted to hook into the rings 8 on the hames 10 through'which the reinspass and by which they are guided. Owing to the L- shape of thesupporting members 5 and 6, one arm of each member extends downwardlysubstantially parallel with the hames 10, and the other arms of themembers eX- tend forwardly and thus support the feed bag in convenientposition for the horse to feed therefrom. To prevent the supportingmembers from swinging backwardly owing Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

r to. the weight of the feed bag, I connect them by means of a chain orother'fiexible connection 9 which is arranged to rest against'the lowerportion of the collar of the horse, and which serves to keep the bag inproper position.

With the construction above described the Weight of the feed bag istaken entirely by the collar of the horse and yet the bag is firmly heldin convenient position for the horse to feed therefrom.

In order to make the feed bag a convenient one for carrying about, Ipropose to make the supporting members 5 and 6 so that they can befolded into a compact space and also to make the frame 4 capable offolding. For

this purpose each supporting member is made in sections which are hingedtogether, and in the present embodiment of my invention each supportingmember comprises the four sections 11, 12, 13 and 14. The sections 11are pivotally connected to the frame 4 at 15 and the sections 12 arepivoted to the sections 11 at 16. The pivotal connections 1o are in theform of a knuckle joint which permits the two members 1 1 and 12 to foldin one direction but prevents them from folding in the other direction.This is accomplished as herein shown by providing each section 11 with astop pin 17 adapted to enter a recess 18 formed in the under side of themember 12 when the two parts are .in their ,extelqndeil 1910 I 12 and asuitable stop 19 is provided which limits the backward swinging movementof the section 13. The sections 13 and 14 are pivoted together in thesame manner as the sections 11 and 12. Where this construction isemployed, the sections 14 may be folded over forwardly on to thesections 13 and then the two folded sections 13 and 14 may be foldedforwardly on to the sections 12 and the three sections of each armfolded again on to the sections 11, as will be obvious, so that each ofthe supporting members when folded will occupy a space no longemthan thesection 11. When the sections are unfolded, however, as shown in Fig. 1,the joints are rigid so that the two supporting members will be held inthe position shown in Fig. 1.

The sections of the supporting members are preferablyof a length lessthan the diameter of the frame 4 and the pivotal connection 15 betweenthe sections 11 and the frame is such that when the supporting membersare folded they can be swung inwardly across the frame, as shown in Fig.4, so as to be received entirely within the frame. The frame 4 is madewith the two halves which are pivoted together at the point of pivotalconnection 15, and where this construction is employed, the frame may befolded, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, after the supporting members havebeen folded and placed within the bag so that when the bag is folded thesupporting members are confined entirely within the bag, and the foldedstructure therefore occupies a minimum space. Any suitable pivotalconnections between the sections 11 and the frame may be employed, but Iprefer to hinge said members to an eye, as shown in Fig. 2, because thispermits the members 12 to be swung inwardly within the frame.

The flexible connection 9 is preferably provided with a hook 20 at eachend which hook may be hooked into any one of a number of apertures 21 inthe sections 13. This permits the flexible connection 9 to be placed atdifferent elevations as required for horses of different sizes.

I have not illustrated herein all embodiments of my invention but haveselected the present embodiment merely as illustrating the principle ofthe invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a feed bag, of L-shaped supporting members therefor adapted to be secured to the hames ofa harness,

and a flexible connection adjust ably connecting said members near theangle thereof.

2. The combination with a feed bag frame and a feed bag sustainedthereby, of L-shaped supporting members pivoted. to the frame, each armof each member being jointed.

3. The combination with a feed bag frame and a feed bag sustainedthereby, of foldable L-shaped supporting members pivoted to the frame,each arm of each supporting member being formed of sections jointedtogether with a knuckle joint.

4. The combination with a feed bag frame made in two sections jointedtogether, of a bag supported from said frame, and two L- shaped foldablesupporting members pivot.- ally secured to the feed bag frame, saidsupporting members when folded being of a size I length less than thediameter of the frame.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, 1nthe presence of two subscrlbmg witnesses.

JAMES H. BYRON.

Witnesses:

MARGARET A. DUNN, LoUIs C. SMITH.

